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The Gujarat authorities connected Friday (March 13, 2026) rejected the Opposition’s claims of a shortage of liquefied petroleum state (LPG) and different cooking state owed to the ongoing struggle successful West Asia, telling the Assembly that the State presently has a banal of much than 4 lakh cylinders.
LPG and lipid situation updates connected March 13, 2026
Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ramanbhai Solanki informed the House that capable LPG stocks were disposable and that the State authorities was intimately monitoring the concern successful presumption of developments successful the region.
“As of today, we person 4,16,504 LPG cylinders successful stock,” Mr. Solanki said, adding that Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) holds 1,66,128 cylinders, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has 1,50,009, and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has 1,00,367.
He assured members that the authorities was ensuring uninterrupted proviso to households arsenic good arsenic institutions and hospitals.
The contented was raised by elder Congress MLA Shailesh Parmar, who expressed interest implicit the availability of LPG, piped earthy state (PNG) and compressed earthy state (CNG) successful Gujarat amid the ongoing U.S.–Israel–Iran conflict.
Mr. Parmar said reports of agelong queues extracurricular state agencies had created anxiousness among citizens. “Due to the warfare successful the Gulf, a concern has arisen regarding state cylinders, whether LPG, PNG oregon CNG. Thousands of radical are lasting successful queues extracurricular state agencies and different places,” helium said.
Speaker Shankar Chaudhary noted that matters related to state proviso autumn nether the jurisdiction of the Union government. Mr. Parmar, however, maintained that issues related to state agencies and proviso concerns affecting the nationalist could inactive beryllium discussed successful the House.
Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia objected to the remarks, saying incorrect statements could make unnecessary panic among people. He said a gathering connected the substance had precocious been held with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
“Just yesterday, we were sitting with the Chief Minister and the MLA from Tankara successful Morbi district. The Chief Minister intelligibly said determination is perfectly nary shortage of state for industries successful Morbi astatine present,” Mr. Modhwadia said, referring to the ceramic manufacturing hub successful the region.
He cautioned that speculation astir shortages could pb to panic buying and queues extracurricular state agencies. “A war-like concern whitethorn interaction commercialized and business, but erstwhile speech of shortages begins, queues commencement forming extracurricular state agencies from the adjacent time itself,” helium said.
Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rushikesh Patel besides pointed retired that LPG proviso chiefly falls nether the Centre’s jurisdiction. He noted that cylinders are supplied by 4 nationalist assemblage lipid selling companies and said statements made successful the Assembly could power nationalist cognition crossed the State.
Mr. Solanki aboriginal reiterated that determination had been nary authoritative complaints regarding shortages. “Practically speaking, isolated from what is seen successful the news, determination are nary existent complaints anywhere,” helium said.
Earlier successful the day, astir a twelve Congress MLAs staged a protestation connected the steps of the Assembly analyzable demanding subsidised LPG cylinders for homemakers astatine ₹450.
The legislators, including Amit Chavda and Tushar Chaudhary, gathered holding LPG cylinders and placards portion raising slogans. Congress leaders said the protestation was aimed astatine drafting attraction to the contented during the Assembly league and pressing their request for cheaper cooking state for households successful Gujarat.
